COM 100 Final Exam Practice Test with Answers Communication Studies Exam Prep –
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All of the messages that people exchange beyond the words themselves is known as?
a. Nonverbal Communication
b. Interpersonal Communication
c. Intrapersonal Communication
d. Group Communication a << correct answer >>What is the name for the study of
communication through the body and its movements?
A. Nonverbal cues
B. Gestics
C. Facsics
D. Kinesics d << correct answer >>What is the definition of a Substituting Relationship?
A. Nonverbal message stresses the verbal message
B. Nonverbal message accompanies the verbal message
C. Nonverbal message replaces the verbal message
D. Verbal and nonverbal message in contrast with one another c << correct answer >>Which of the
following is a category of nonverbal channels?
A. Kinesics
B. Proxemics
C. Paralanguage
D. All of the above d << correct answer >>What is the name for the automatic nonverbal reactions
to stimuli which we are born with?
A. Nonverbal Communication
B. Innate Neurological Programs
C. Emblems
D. Gestics b << correct answer >>Which of the following is an example of a complementing
relationship?
A. Shaking your head horizontally while saying "no"
,B. Simply shaking your head horizontally
C. Simply saying "no"
D. None of the above a << correct answer >>What is an example of a conflicting relationship?
A. Saying "yes" while shaking your head horizontally
B. Saying "yes" while nodding your head vertically
C. Saying "yes" alone
D. Nodding your head vertically alone a << correct answer >>What is the definition of "proxemics"?
A. The study of how people use hand gestures
B. The study of how people speak
C. The study of how people use and perceive their social and personal space
D. The study of how people communicate c << correct answer >>All of the following are categories
of nonverbal communication EXCEPT:
A. Kinesics
B. Proxemics
C. Vocal Cues
D. Inarticulates d << correct answer >>What is the definition of "olfactis"?
A. The study of hearing
B. The study of vision
C. The study of smell
D. The study of touch c << correct answer >>Culturally taught nonverbal behaviors are said to be
____________________.
A. Innate
B. Reflective
C. Reflexive
D. Refractive B << correct answer >>A person who speaks more than one verbal language gestures
according to the language he or she is speaking.
A. True
B. False True << correct answer >>What is the definition of an action chain as it pertains to
communicating nonverbally?
A. A universal, behavior pattern that transcends cultures and societies
, B A series of gestures wherein the one communicating is expressing actions which in turn communicate
a story or an event
C The event in which 2 or more participating, intelligent organisms change their posture to one of power
and aggressiveness due to aggravation
D A behavioral sequence with 2 or more participating organisms in which there are standard steps for
reaching a goal D << correct answer >>What is an example of an accenting relationship?
A. Pounding a desk to emphasize the importance of what one is communicating
B. Shaking one's head horizontally from side to side while verbally communicating approval
C. Shaking one's head horizontally from side to side while verbally communicating disapproval
D. Checking one's watch while verbally communicating to another that she or he has plenty of time
A << correct answer >>The study of movements of the body, which can give clues about a
person's status, mood, cultural affiliations, and self-perception is called ______
A. Ocalics
B. Fascics
C. Gestics
D. Pupillometrics C << correct answer >>Listening requires:
a. Reception
b. Attention
c. Assignment of meaning
d. Listeners response
e. All of the above E << correct answer >>All of the following are types of listening EXCEPT:
a. Appreciative listening
b. Cultural listening
c. Comprehensive listening
d. Therapeutic listening
e. Critical listening b << correct answer >>A good listener does not:
a. Show patience
b. Suspend judgement
c. Provide feedback to fix the problem
d. Analyze what is said c << correct answer >>Which of the following is true about asking questions
after a presentation or speech?
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All of the messages that people exchange beyond the words themselves is known as?
a. Nonverbal Communication
b. Interpersonal Communication
c. Intrapersonal Communication
d. Group Communication a << correct answer >>What is the name for the study of
communication through the body and its movements?
A. Nonverbal cues
B. Gestics
C. Facsics
D. Kinesics d << correct answer >>What is the definition of a Substituting Relationship?
A. Nonverbal message stresses the verbal message
B. Nonverbal message accompanies the verbal message
C. Nonverbal message replaces the verbal message
D. Verbal and nonverbal message in contrast with one another c << correct answer >>Which of the
following is a category of nonverbal channels?
A. Kinesics
B. Proxemics
C. Paralanguage
D. All of the above d << correct answer >>What is the name for the automatic nonverbal reactions
to stimuli which we are born with?
A. Nonverbal Communication
B. Innate Neurological Programs
C. Emblems
D. Gestics b << correct answer >>Which of the following is an example of a complementing
relationship?
A. Shaking your head horizontally while saying "no"
,B. Simply shaking your head horizontally
C. Simply saying "no"
D. None of the above a << correct answer >>What is an example of a conflicting relationship?
A. Saying "yes" while shaking your head horizontally
B. Saying "yes" while nodding your head vertically
C. Saying "yes" alone
D. Nodding your head vertically alone a << correct answer >>What is the definition of "proxemics"?
A. The study of how people use hand gestures
B. The study of how people speak
C. The study of how people use and perceive their social and personal space
D. The study of how people communicate c << correct answer >>All of the following are categories
of nonverbal communication EXCEPT:
A. Kinesics
B. Proxemics
C. Vocal Cues
D. Inarticulates d << correct answer >>What is the definition of "olfactis"?
A. The study of hearing
B. The study of vision
C. The study of smell
D. The study of touch c << correct answer >>Culturally taught nonverbal behaviors are said to be
____________________.
A. Innate
B. Reflective
C. Reflexive
D. Refractive B << correct answer >>A person who speaks more than one verbal language gestures
according to the language he or she is speaking.
A. True
B. False True << correct answer >>What is the definition of an action chain as it pertains to
communicating nonverbally?
A. A universal, behavior pattern that transcends cultures and societies
, B A series of gestures wherein the one communicating is expressing actions which in turn communicate
a story or an event
C The event in which 2 or more participating, intelligent organisms change their posture to one of power
and aggressiveness due to aggravation
D A behavioral sequence with 2 or more participating organisms in which there are standard steps for
reaching a goal D << correct answer >>What is an example of an accenting relationship?
A. Pounding a desk to emphasize the importance of what one is communicating
B. Shaking one's head horizontally from side to side while verbally communicating approval
C. Shaking one's head horizontally from side to side while verbally communicating disapproval
D. Checking one's watch while verbally communicating to another that she or he has plenty of time
A << correct answer >>The study of movements of the body, which can give clues about a
person's status, mood, cultural affiliations, and self-perception is called ______
A. Ocalics
B. Fascics
C. Gestics
D. Pupillometrics C << correct answer >>Listening requires:
a. Reception
b. Attention
c. Assignment of meaning
d. Listeners response
e. All of the above E << correct answer >>All of the following are types of listening EXCEPT:
a. Appreciative listening
b. Cultural listening
c. Comprehensive listening
d. Therapeutic listening
e. Critical listening b << correct answer >>A good listener does not:
a. Show patience
b. Suspend judgement
c. Provide feedback to fix the problem
d. Analyze what is said c << correct answer >>Which of the following is true about asking questions
after a presentation or speech?
